On Sunday evening, Ukrainian member of parliament Oleg Voloshyn got into his car and set out for Belarus.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1404969
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1404969
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May you live in interesting times.
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Many Ukrainians regard Putinās pressure campaign as directed towards strong-arming Ukraine into implementing the Minsk-II agreements, the peace deal that has governed the conflict since the last major hostilities in 2015.
Putin lies about so many things, whose to say this isnāt just one more lie.
Heās using the Minsk agreement as just one more excuse to cover up being the thug that he really is. Heāll have another when this one fails.
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I wonder what the Ukrainian statue says about confiscating abandoned property?
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Minsk-II, the russian version, is about the best solution for Putin.
Hard to be an occupier of a country, much easier to have a Belarus or Kazakhstan situation, where a friendly puppet government beholden to you keeps the peasants in line.
Minsk-II, the russkie interpretation, would be ideal because:
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russia claims it means that Luhansk and Donetsk would become independent āstatesā, with veto power over the federal level decisions, so no way for Ukraine to ever join NATO so long as russia maintains its grip on those provinces.
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a bonus of (1) above, the mere implementation is likely to get the government tossed out, which opens up an opportunity to install a friendly puppet.
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āThose who flee mostly choose warmer countries,ā Voloshyn told TPMā¦
Moldova Tourism Authority: āCome For The Warmer Sub-Freezing Winters, Stay For The Arbitrary Detentions And Torture!ā
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O/T: Sarah Palin v. New York Times: Judge to dismiss former governorās libel claim in rare case
Coming soon to a Supreme Court near you.
ETA: @castor_troy Apparently the commenting system seems to think posting immediately after you is a reply to you.
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Everything is about me.
Just goes to help illustrate that point.
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No, thanks.
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Meanwhile, the oligarchs living in the US continue wealthily on their wayā¦
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[āARE WE THERE YET??!ā] yes, we are. could we go back home, please?
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I wish my parents had done the same.
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We interrupt your regularly scheduled blog post to make this hilarious announcement:
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Judge is obviously an Obama plant or a Clintonista.
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Well, just do it for your kids. And if you donāt have any, do it for meā¦
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There is always Finland with its metal deposits, fresh water and birch trees. Putin wants that country as well.
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Iām giving it all to an inner city music school in TO. You are out of luck. Lol 
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Just a tiny bump in the road
Trump accountant Mazars says its statements of his financial condition āshould no longer be relied upon,ā New York AG reveals (msn.com)
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- The accounting firm Mazars, which for years prepared income tax returns for ex-President Donald Trump, has informed a lawyer for the Trump Organization that statements of his financial condition āshould no longer be relied upon,ā the New York Attorney Generalās office revealed Monday.
- Mazars told Trump Organization attorney Alan Garten that he should inform any recipients that statements of Trumpās financial condition for years spanning 2011 through 2020 āshould not be relied upon.ā
- Attorney General Letitia Jamesā office has been investigating how the Trump Organization valued certain real estate assets in applications for loans, insurance policies, and tax-related issues.
Ā© Provided by CNBCFormer President Donald Trump pauses as he speaks at a rally Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Florence, Ariz.
The accounting firm Mazars, which for years prepared income tax returns for ex-President Donald Trump, has told the Trump Organization that a decadeās worth of statements of his financial condition āshould no longer be relied upon,ā the New York Attorney Generalās office revealed in a court filing Monday.
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āThose who flee mostly choose warmer countries,ā Voloshyn told TPM
ā¦but enough about Ted Cruz.
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Putin is just pining for the fjordsā¦
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